Archaeological Evidence of Ancient Trade Research Paper
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Archaeological evidence is important in the reconstruction of the social and economic aspects of the ancient cities. Through archeology, evidence of ancient trade in cities has been unearthed and studied to rebuild the practices of the ancient societies when it comes to trade. Trade in ancient societies was different in different regions. Sernicola and Philipson (2011), look at trade in ancient Aksum while Smith (1990), looks at ancient trade amongst the Aztecs. It is important to compare and contrast trade in the two different regions found on two different continents. (more…)